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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/18/12, DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: KTF) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.07, payable on 7/31/12. As a percentage of KTF's recent stock price of $14.81, this dividend works out to approximately 0.47%.

Below is a dividend history chart for KTF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.07 declared by DWS Municipal Income Trust:

KTF Dividend History

Date

Div*

06/14/12

0.070

05/16/12

0.070

04/18/12

0.070

03/15/12

0.070

02/16/12

0.070

01/18/12

0.070

12/14/11

0.080

11/15/11

0.070

10/13/11

0.070

09/15/11

0.070

08/16/11

0.070

07/14/11

0.070

06/15/11

0.070

05/17/11

0.070

04/14/11

0.070

03/16/11

0.070

02/15/11

0.070

01/13/11

0.070

12/14/10

0.070

11/16/10

0.070

10/14/10

0.070

09/16/10

0.070

08/12/10

0.070

07/15/10

0.070

06/15/10

0.070

05/13/10

0.070

04/15/10

0.070

03/17/10

0.070

02/11/10

0.070

01/14/10

0.070

12/15/09

0.070

10/14/09

0.068

09/16/09

0.068

08/13/09

0.068

07/15/09

0.065

06/11/09

0.065

05/14/09

0.065

04/15/09

0.062

03/12/09

0.062

02/12/09

0.062

01/15/09

0.056

12/11/08

0.071

11/13/08

0.051

10/14/08

0.051

09/16/08

0.051

08/14/08

0.051

07/15/08

0.048

06/12/08

0.048

05/15/08

0.048

04/15/08

0.048

03/13/08

0.048

02/14/08

0.048

01/16/08

0.048

12/13/07

0.048

11/14/07

0.048

10/11/07

0.048

09/13/07

0.048

08/15/07

0.048

07/12/07

0.048

06/14/07

0.048

05/15/07

0.048

04/12/07

0.048

03/15/07

0.048

02/14/07

0.048

01/16/07

0.048

12/14/06

0.048

11/16/06

0.040

10/12/06

0.045

09/19/06

0.045

08/15/06

0.045

07/13/06

0.045

06/14/06

0.048

05/16/06

0.048

04/17/06

0.052

03/14/06

0.052

02/14/06

0.068

01/17/06

0.068

12/15/05

0.068

11/15/05

0.068

10/13/05

0.068

09/15/05

0.068

08/11/05

0.068

07/14/05

0.068

06/15/05

0.068

05/12/05

0.068

04/14/05

0.068

03/15/05

0.068

02/15/05

0.068

01/13/05

0.068

12/15/04

0.068

11/12/04

0.068

10/14/04

0.068

09/15/04

0.068

08/12/04

0.068

07/14/04

0.068

06/15/04

0.068

05/13/04

0.068

04/14/04

0.068

03/11/04

0.068

02/12/04

0.068

01/14/04

0.068

12/12/03

0.068

11/13/03

0.068

10/16/03

0.068

09/11/03

0.068

08/13/03

0.065

07/15/03

0.065

06/12/03

0.065

05/14/03

0.065

04/15/03

0.065

03/13/03

0.065

02/12/03

0.065

01/15/03

0.065

12/12/02

0.065

11/13/02

0.065

10/15/02

0.060

09/12/02

0.060

08/14/02

0.060

07/11/02

0.060

06/13/02

0.060

05/14/02

0.060

04/11/02

0.060

03/13/02

0.060

02/13/02

0.060

01/15/02

0.060

12/13/01

0.060

11/13/01

0.060

10/11/01

0.060

08/13/01

0.060

07/12/01

0.060

06/13/01

0.060

05/11/01

0.060

04/11/01

0.060

03/13/01

0.060

02/13/01

0.060

01/11/01

0.060

12/13/00

0.060

11/13/00

0.060

10/12/00

0.060

09/13/00

0.060

08/11/00

0.069

07/13/00

0.069

06/13/00

0.069

05/11/00

0.068

04/13/00

0.069

03/13/00

0.068

02/11/00

0.069

01/13/00

0.069

12/13/99

0.069

11/10/99

0.069

10/13/99

0.069

09/13/99

0.069

08/11/99

0.068

07/13/99

0.069

06/11/99

0.068

05/12/99

0.068

04/13/99

0.068

03/11/99

0.068

02/10/99

0.068

01/13/99

0.068

12/11/98

0.075

11/10/98

0.075

10/13/98

0.075

09/11/98

0.075

08/12/98

0.075

07/13/98

0.075

06/11/98

0.075

05/13/98

0.075

04/13/98

0.075

03/11/98

0.075

02/11/98

0.075

01/13/98

0.075

12/11/97

0.075

11/12/97

0.075

10/10/97

0.075

09/11/97

0.075

08/13/97

0.075

07/11/97

0.075

06/11/97

0.075

05/13/97

0.075

04/11/97

0.075

03/12/97

0.075

02/12/97

0.075

01/13/97

0.075

12/11/96

0.075

11/13/96

0.075

10/10/96

0.072

09/11/96

0.072

08/13/96

0.072

07/11/96

0.072

06/12/96

0.072

05/13/96

0.072

04/11/96

0.072

03/13/96

0.072

02/13/96

0.072

01/11/96

0.072

12/11/95

0.072

11/09/95

0.072

10/06/95

0.072

09/11/95

0.072

08/09/95

0.072

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from KTF is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.67% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.